also: しこめ · ぶおんな
ugly woman; unattractive woman
A direct, somewhat blunt term for a physically unattractive woman. Can be insulting; use with caution.
He was calling her an ugly woman behind her back.
female demon
Only with reading しこめ
Archaic term for a demoness or monstrous female spirit, found in classical literature and folklore. The reading しこめ is specific to this sense.
In the Kojiki, there is a scene where a female demon (しこめ) chases after him in the land of the dead.
He hurt her by calling her an ugly woman.
Since I call myself unattractive, I'm careful about my makeup.
Gikun/jukujikun reading; a non-standard way to read the kanji, occasionally encountered in older or literary contexts.